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Nitish Kumar to be sworn in as Bihar CM for 10th time on Nov 20
Janata Dal United (JDU) President Nitish Kumar is scheduled to take oath as the chief minister of Bihar for a record 10th time in Patna on Thursday. He will be heading a35-member council of ministers.
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
India ‘restless’ to become developed nation, growing fast despite global challenges: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that India is restless to become a developed nation; it is growing fast despite global challenges.
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
IPOs becoming exit vehicles for early investors: CEA
Nageswaran also cautioned against celebrating “wrong milestones” such as rising market capitalisation ratios or surging derivatives volumes, arguing that they do not reflect genuine financial sophistication and may instead risk diverting domestic savings away from productive investment.
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
Biyani sisters serve up triple-digit growth with Foodstories
The retail landscape in India has undergone a sea change over the past few years. Mom-and-pop stores gave way to supermarkets, which, in turn, were overtaken by quick commerce (qcom) — delivering everything from mopsto cereals in minutes.
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
Samsung hikes chip prices by 60% amid shortage
Samsung Electronics this month raised prices of certain memory chips -now in short supply due to the global race to build Al data centres - by as much as 60 per cent compared to September, two people with knowledge of the hikes said.
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
1st tranche of US-India BTA ‘near closure’
The first tranche of the trade deal between India and the US is “more or less near closure”, and it will address the reciprocal tariff imposed by Washington on several Indian products, a senior government official said on Monday.
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
India may benefit from anti-AI rotation: CLSA
India could emerge as a potential beneficiary and attract foreign investor flows due to the global anti-artificial intelligence (Al) trade, said Alexander Redman, chief equity strategist at CLSA.
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
GST transition sparked FMCG demand dip: NIQ
Transition to the new goods and service tax (GST) regime during the September quarter led to slight moderation in volumes in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector tos.4 percent, stated market researcher NIQ, formerly NielsenIQ, ina new report.
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
AceVector, Silver Consumer Electricals, Steel Infra Solutions get Sebi nod to float public issues
Three firms — AceVector, parent company of e-commerce marketplace Snapdeal, Silver Consumer Electricals and Steel Infra Solutions Company — have secured Sebi’s approval to launch initial public offerings (IPOs), an update with the markets regulator showed on Monday.
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
BLS expects tourists from China to rise 15% next year
BLS International Services expects a 15 per cent rise in tourist arrivals to India from China in 2026, following the resumption of direct flights between the two countries.
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
LIC seeks higher limit for taxing big-ticket payouts, raising of premium cutoff to ₹10L
On Monday, Ratnakar Patnaik, managing director of Life Insurance Corporation of India, urged the government to consider raising the threshold for high-value policies whose maturity proceeds are currently taxed. He suggested increasing it from %5 lakh to %10 lakh.
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
CBDT confident of meeting FY26 tax target; refund checks slowing outflows
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairman Ravi Agarwal on Monday said he is confident of achieving the direct tax collection target of ₹25.2 trillion for 2025-26 (FY26).
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
Japan seeks to calm escalating row with China over Taiwan
Japan moved on Monday to tamp down an escalating row with China over Taiwan that has prompted Beijing to urge citizens to halt travel to its East Asian neighbour.
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
Data governance
The rules will offer individuals protection
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
Bangladesh’s former PM Hasina sentenced to death
Special tribunal finds the exiled leader guilty of crimes against humanity
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
Centre seeks more time from SC to reply to Sahara's plea
The Centre on Monday sought more time from the Supreme Court to reply to Sahara India Commercial Corporation's plea seeking approval to sell 88 properties, including Aamby Valley City in Maharashtra and Sahara Shahar in Lucknow, to Adani Properties.
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
SECL launches Coal India’s first paste filling project
South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) launched Coal India’s first paste filling technology project at the Singhali underground mine under the DSB subarea of Korba on November 11.
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
Karnataka bets on homegrown AI PC
Karnataka is making a bid to bridge the digital divide with the launch of KEO, a low-cost, Already personal computer developed locally by the state’s electronics and IT department and KEONICS (Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Limited).
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
JLR expands Bengaluru office with ₹106 cr deal
Jaguar Land Rover Technology and Business Services India, a subsidiary housing JLR’s capability and technology hub in India, has expanded its footprint in Bengaluru with a fresh lease of 1.46 lakh square feet (sq ft) with a rental of ₹106 crore for a tenure of five years at Brigade Tech Gardens.
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
A level playing field
Case-by-case treatment in telecom should be avoided
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
Trump urges House to vote for release of Epstein files
US President has dismissed the files as a Democratic smear campaign
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
Advent Hotels eyes growth via metro cities, luxury segment
Hotel asset management firm Advent Hotels International — which currently has partnerships with global hotel brands like Marriott International, Hilton Hotels, and Hyatt Hotels — is planning to increase its presence in major micro markets in metro cities through upper upscale and luxury segments in India.
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
McLeod Russel’s debt resolution gathers steam
Amid ongoing talks with National Asset Reconstruction Company Limited (NARCL) on debt restructuring, the country’s largest bulk tea producer McLeod Russel India has filed a revised resolution plan as techno economic viability (TEV) study gets underway.
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
45 Indians killed as bus collides with oil tanker in Saudi Arabia
Atleast 45 Indians, majority of them Umrah pilgrims from Hyderabad, were killed in Saudi Arabia’s Madina after their bus collided with an oil tanker, officials said on Monday.
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
Unemployment rate unchanged at 5.2% in October, shows PLFS data
India’s unemployment rate remained at 5.2 per cent for the second month in a row in October, as labour markets showed momentum to match the increased workforce during the month, the latest periodic labour forcesurvey (PLFS) monthly bulletin released on Monday showed.
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
$533 mn ‘roundtripped’ to Byju, aides: US court filing
Founder, other affiliates reject allegations made in the Delaware court
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
15 ‘no; 2 ‘yes’ votes: CAFE relief for small cars leaves industry divided
Mercedes-Benz was “neutral”, Toyota was “for consensus”, Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL) and Renault said “yes”, and the remaining 15 carmakers said “no” when asked to give their final vote on the proposal to allow a weight-based exemption for small cars under the CAFE emission norms, Business Standard has learnt.
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November 17, 2025
Business Standard
Commodities spur India Inc's Sep qtr showing
Other key sectors continue to struggle with low single-digit growth in revenues and earnings
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November 17, 2025
Business Standard
Can fresh reforms fix power sector debt?
After four failed reform drives, a new plan aims to rescue India’s debt-laden power discoms through privatisation, accountability, long-term financial fixes
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November 17, 2025
Business Standard
COP30 at halftime sees EU pushback on India, China’s CBAM, finance moves
Two issues on financial obligations of developed countries and unilateral trade agreements were dropped from the COP agenda after resistance from developed nations
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